"Who is this person?" When Su Qiqi saw clearly the appearance of the person coming from the fork in the road, she was a little disappointed, but also a little surprised.
Although this man in a black robe couldn't see his face clearly, judging from his slightly stooped figure and slow pace, he seemed to be over fifty years old. Who is the one?
While Su Qiqi was thinking hard, the man in black robe had already turned around and walked towards the fork in the road where she was. Soon the man in black robe had reached the first stone statue, less than ten feet away from where Su Qiqi was. Su Qiqi's heart couldn't help but feel as if it was about to jump out of her throat.
what to do? Will he be discovered? Su Qiqi thought, and instinctively moved her body towards the corner of the stone statue where she was, hoping to avoid the intruder.
The man in black robe was getting closer and closer. He was almost reaching the stone statue where Su Qiqi was. Suddenly he retreated like lightning and returned to the fork in the road. He stood there for a while and then ran towards the left side of the fork. Go, the strong and vigorous figure of his body is different from the old and decrepit appearance of the two people just now.
Su Qiqi was stunned. It took a while to calm down, and he was about to walk towards the depths of the stone statue. Suddenly a hand stretched out from behind another stone statue, grabbed her arm, and pulled her over.
"Ah!" She exclaimed, quickly covered her mouth, raised her fist angrily, and lightly beat the person's chest. "Why did you show up here? You almost scared me to death!" Qin Chuan fondly touched Su Qiqi's head and said, "I was tripped by the man in black robe at the entrance of the cave. I got here a little late and saw that The man in black robe is walking towards your location, I asked the black tiger to lure him away..."
"Black tiger? When we came out, you didn't bring any animals with you..." Su Qiqi looked at Qin Chuan in confusion.
Qin Chuan raised his lips slightly and said with a smile: "Of course I picked it up on the way..."
"Where did you pick it up? Wasn't it in this dungeon?" Su Qiqi showed an unbelievable expression.
"Yes, it was picked up in this dungeon. If I guessed correctly, it should have been raised by the old man who was imprisoned by the man in black..." Qin Chuan half-squinted his eyes, recalling the previous experience, and said leisurely said.
Su Qiqi heard this and asked curiously: "Have you seen that old man too? Do you know who he is?"
Qin Chuan shook his head and said with some sadness: "I don't recognize that elder either, but I guess he is from the Seven Star Castle. He has the star gathering map that the man in black robe wants..." Qin Chuan gestured. Please tell Su Qiqi the shape and origin of the star gathering chart.
Su Qiqi wanted to ask more questions, but Qin Chuan stopped her with a wink. The two of them held their breath and turned their attention to the stone statue beside them. At some point, all the stone statues around the two people turned around and faced the two of them. Gray-white smoke was constantly pouring out of the base of the stone statues.
"Quick, shut your mouth and nose and follow me!" Qin Chuan shouted, using Qinggong, he picked up Su Qiqi and carried him several feet away.
At this time, the smoke seemed to have grown legs, chasing the heels of the two and spreading all the way. The two of them quickly ran into another branch of the road. There are no stone statues here, but there are a row of neat stone caves. The cave door was wide open, and a strange light shone inside.
"Qin Chuan, where are we going?" Su Qiqi looked at everything in front of her in confusion, feeling in a dilemma.
Qin Chuan saw the smoke suddenly freeze half a meter away from the row of caves, as if blocked by an invisible barrier. He then calmed down and carefully observed the row of caves.
Compared with the several caves outside, this row of stone caves seems to have been carefully carved by skilled craftsmen. Not only are the walls made of neat bluestone strips, but there are also some strange patterns and symbols carved on the stone walls. Moreover, a hollow decoration in the shape of an eye is cut on the door of each cave, and a luminous pearl is placed inside. The bright white light emitted by the luminous pearls and the colorful glare filling the cave form a colorful and strange light and shadow, adding a mysterious atmosphere to the whole space.
"What is this place? Is it so luxurious and weird?" Su Qiqi looked at the shape of the cave carefully and murmured to herself.
Qin Chuan scratched his head, also confused. But he was quite interested in the eye decoration on the cave door. He couldn't help but stepped forward and touched the stone-carved eyes lightly with the tip of his sword.
Su Qiqi was shocked when she saw his actions and said, "Don't touch these weird things. What if there is a mechanism?"
Qin Chuan curled his lips and said, "It's okay, I can handle these little tricks..."
Before he finished speaking, the stone eye suddenly loosened and swelled, about twice as big as before. Then the luminous pearl inside instantly turned blood red and made a loud rumbling sound.
"This...isn't there going to be an explosion here?" Su Qiqi looked at the cave that was undergoing changes at a loss.
Qin Chuan was a little panicked for a moment. The situation in front of him was something he had never seen before. Did he really trigger the agency again?
When the two of them were lost in thought, a cat's meow and a familiar sound suddenly sounded from behind them.
"Brother, Sister Susu, please quickly rotate that stone eye counterclockwise twice..."
As soon as Su Qiqi reacted, Qin Chuan flew forward and followed the method Zheng Miao said, rotating the stone eyes counterclockwise twice. Then, after only hearing the clicking sound, the blood-red light of the night pearl gradually faded away and returned to the cold white light. The stone eyes gradually retracted and returned to their original size and shape.
The three of them jumped for joy. Su Qiqi stepped forward and looked at the cute little black cat in Zheng Miao's arms, touched its back tenderly, and said with a smile, "Is this the black tiger?"
Zheng Miao nodded, looked at Qin Chuan with a smile and said, "My brother picked it up. It is very understanding of human nature, and now it also listens to my words..."
Su Qiqi looked at the bright-faced Zheng Miao with envy and said, "Can I hug it?" Zheng Miao nodded and handed the black tiger to Su Qiqi.
As soon as Su Qiqi took it and held it in her arms for a while, Black Tiger, who was originally quiet, suddenly arched his back, turned his head and looked in the direction of the fork in the road, and let out an impatient low.
The three of them looked at the intersection with confusion. I saw two men in black robes dragging the original owner of the black tiger, the haggard old man, towards another corridor.
Before the three of them could figure out how to respond, Black Tiger had already broken away from Su Qiqi's arms and ran towards the fork in the road. Is the black tiger going to save its master? Isn't it just a small cat that gives away people's heads in vain?
After thinking about it, the three of them briefly communicated and decided to go together to save the owner of the black tiger!
As soon as the three of them reached the entrance of the corridor where the man in black robe disappeared, they heard a shrill meow. not good! Black tiger is in danger!
Qin Chuan's face turned stern, he quickened his pace and flew towards the place where the sound came from.
Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao also followed closely.
Just as the three of them passed by, two black figures came out from behind them, whispered to each other, and disappeared at both ends of the corridor.
When Su Qiqi, Qin Chuan, and Zheng Miao arrived at the place where the black cat was, they saw a mess. Two men in black robes fell in front of a hole beside the corridor, as if struck by lightning. Not far from the man in black, the owner of the black tiger was curled up on the ground, his limbs trembling and moaning in pain. The black tiger was lying on his master's arm, gently licking his master's wound.
Qin Chuan stepped forward and clicked on a certain acupuncture point of the old man, and then asked Zheng Miao to hand him a brown pill and feed it to the old man's mouth.
After a while, the old man finally regained his consciousness. He gently picked up Black Tiger, looked at Su Qiqi and others gratefully and said, "Thank you all heroes for saving me. I am grateful!"
Su Qiqi and others hurriedly bowed back and said: "Old man, you are too polite. In fact, it was the one who saved you..."
The old man touched his beloved pet and said with a smile: "I didn't expect it to be able to electrocute people to death like lightning..."
"Isn't it? Black Tiger is amazing!" Zheng Miao also came over and praised Black Tiger. The old man and the young man laughed with great joy.
"By the way, how did you get here?" The old man suddenly thought of something, put down the black tiger, and asked Su Qiqi and others.
Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao recounted how the three of them made a secret visit to Juxing Inn and were trapped by the lotus formation set up by the innkeeper and waiter.
After hearing this, the old man said with a sympathetic face: "You shouldn't be so reckless, the water here is too deep..." After that, he sighed heavily.
Su Qiqi looked at the old man's hesitant expression and asked hurriedly: "Old man, do you know some of the secrets here? You might as well tell us, and we can work together to find a way, and maybe we can get out of danger earlier..."
Qin Chuan also echoed: "Old man, if you have anything to say, just say it..."
The old man hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, I'll just tell you what I know..."
After that, the old man told Su Qiqi and others about the circumstances of his arrest and the secret of the Star Gathering Map. Only then did the three of them realize that the old man was really from the Seven Star Castle and was the great protector of the Seven Star Castle. A year ago, the castle master was seriously ill. Before his death, he entrusted the young master and the Star Gathering Map to him, hoping that he would help the young master continue to prosper the Seven Star Castle in the future. I don't know who among the disciples leaked the news, and he and the young master were hunted down by members of the Ye You Alliance. He hid the Star Gathering Chart in an ancient temple and handed the young master to the care of his best friend, Abbot Huikong. Then he spread the word that the Star Gathering Chart was on his body to attract the attention of the killer. On the way to escape, the old man accidentally entered the Juxing Inn and was caught by people from the Ye You League, who asked him about the whereabouts of the Juxing Map.
After hearing what happened to the old man, everyone sighed. Su Qiqi suddenly interrupted: "Old man, who interrogated you yesterday?"
The old man pursed his chapped lips and said angrily: "That thief Lin Quan!"
When Su Qiqi heard this name, she almost jumped up in shock and asked hurriedly: "But Mr. Lin, the original magistrate of Hangzhou Prefecture?"
The old man was stunned for a moment and said: "It's that guy..."
Su Qiqi was shocked, was it really Uncle Lin?
Qin Chuan's eyes also flashed with surprise, and he couldn't help but ask: "Then how come Lin Quan is with the people of Yeyou League? He had tried a major case of Yeyou League back then, and he couldn't help but ask those evil people Do you hate it deeply?"
The old man sneered and said: "One moment, another moment, people will always change! Huh, you are a guy who betrays his friends for glory!"
Qin Chuan didn't know how to answer the question for a moment, and his expression became gloomy.
Su Qiqi was still a little unbelievable. Judging from the letters exchanged between her father and Uncle Lin a few days ago, Uncle Lin didn't look like someone who betrayed his friends for glory... If not, why did Uncle Lin appear here and make an alliance with Ye You? The man in black robe was together, and he forced the old man to hand over the Star Gathering Map?
Su Qiqi thought about it for a long time, but couldn't figure out the reason. She decided to rescue the old man first, and then understand the ins and outs of the matter. After all, the current situation is still very dangerous. If they delay, they may be trapped by the man in black robe again!
Thinking of this, she leaned over and whispered her plan into Qin Chuan's ear. Qin Chuan nodded and asked Zheng Miao to help him lift the old man up, and the four of them walked out of the corridor.
After walking only a few steps, she heard the whistle of hidden weapons from all around the corridor, and Su Qiqi secretly screamed. Just as she instinctively raised her hand to throw out a handful of silver needles and shot down a few hidden arrows, she heard the old man behind her suddenly tilted and fell to the ground. Su Qiqi hurriedly went to help him, but the old man struggled to raise his head and whispered in her ear: "Qing... Qingxuan Temple, Gathering... Gathering Stars Map..." As soon as he said these two words, the old man lowered his head slumped. , eyes wide open, staring at the top of the corridor. The black tiger in the old man's arms suddenly screamed, his little head looking at the top of the corridor.
Su Qiqi looked along where Heihu was looking, and there were several vents there. Her thoughts moved, and she helped the old man close his eyes with distress, while shouting to Zheng Miao: "Miaomiao, release the invisible bomb quickly! Go through the vent above." Zheng Miao responded quickly, threw two invisible bombs, and three Taking advantage of the black-robed man's stunned moment, the man picked up the black tiger, jumped up quickly, and escaped from the vent.
